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SUBORBITAL AND SPECIAL ORBITAL PROJECTS DIRECTORATE

SUBORBITAL AND SPECIAL ORBITAL PROJECTS DIRECTORATE. Overview of the NASA Balloon Program Office (BPO) and Potential Student Opportunities Dr. Magdi Said Balloon Program Office – Wallops Flight Facility Phone: (757) 824-1386 Fax: (757) 824-2149 magdi.a.said@nasa.gov.

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SUBORBITAL AND SPECIAL ORBITAL PROJECTS DIRECTORATE

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  1. SUBORBITAL AND SPECIAL ORBITAL PROJECTS DIRECTORATE Overview of the NASA Balloon Program Office (BPO) and Potential Student Opportunities Dr. Magdi Said Balloon Program Office – Wallops Flight Facility Phone: (757) 824-1386 Fax: (757) 824-2149 magdi.a.said@nasa.gov National Council of Space Grant Directors Meeting New York, NY October 27-28, 2006

  2. NASA Centers & Wallops Flight Facility … Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA CSBF (Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility) (Balloon Launch Contractor) October 27, 2006

  3. Antarctica Balloon Launch …. October 27, 2006

  4. Balloon Launch Facilities in Antarctica October 27, 2006

  5. NASA’s Scientific Balloons – Physical Dimensions & Size Comparison October 27, 2006

  6. The Earth’s Atmosphere • Balloon Altitudes typically 30-35 km, corresponding to pressures of 5-10 milli-bar, residual atmosphere of 5-10 g/cm2, i.e. above 99-99.5% of air mass. • Ambient Temperatures -25 to +5 C • Heat transfer primarily by Radiation • Shielding effects on Cosmic Rays, X-rays, Gamma rays and UV nearly gone. Really a Space Environment !! Hence, ideal for use As a test-bed for new Space Technologies To enable important Science Observations Other potential practical applications October 27, 2006

  7. Expected Flight Environment • Gets cold at the tropopause (~ -50o C) • Any water vapor will condense out and cause frost • Good vacuum ( < 0.02 atmosphere) • Landing can be rough (shock, trees, rocks, dragging) • High velocity during initial descent (~500 mph) October 27, 2006

  8. NASA’s Balloon Program (Facts & Capabilities) The Balloon Program provides low cost, high altitude platforms to facilitate scientific exploration October 27, 2006

  9. Balloon Launch Sites Around the World With International Overflight Approval, Northern Hemisphere 21+ Day Flights Could Be Achieved BLAST Sweden To Canada Trajectory, June 12 to 16th, 2005 CREAM 41.9 Day 3-Circumpolar Trajectory Over Antarctica Dec 04 – Jan 05 October 27, 2006

  10. Typical Science Payloads ….. • CREAM - Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass • Particle Astrophysics • NASA LDB Fight Duration Record Of Over 41 Days • Dec 16, 2004 – Jan 27, 2005 • BESS – Balloon Experiment with Superconducting Spectrometer • Particle Astrophysics • Flown Over Antarctica • Dec 13, 2004 – Dec 21, 2004 October 27, 2006

  11. Student Opportunities October 27, 2006

  12. Student Access to Space • Student access to testing in space is limited • The Balloon Program will offer limited opportunities for space grant recipients without impact on normal operations • Depending on need, HQ may elect to provide space grant funding for student dedicated flights • Students will learn to prepare space qualified payloads • Students will gain experience in space related technologies October 27, 2006

  13. Why Consider Balloons as an Educational Tool ? • Short project development cycle term (adequate for academic environment) • Student involvement, education and training during all phases of a mission • Fast Response to Scientific/Engineering Need • Recoverable (“refurbish and re-fly’) - iterative learning • Verification platform for Space Systems • Affordable October 27, 2006

  14. Technical Experiment development/design Fabrication Test and qualification for near space operations Troubleshooting Integration Launch/operation aspects Recovery and de-integration Data analysis Refurbish/Re-fly Management Project management Project schedule and deadlines Milestones/Reviews Communication skills Systems engineering skills Documentation skills Presentation skills What are Students Expected to Learn ? October 27, 2006

  15. Available Opportunities • Student Experiment* Module (SEM-B) • Piggy-Back* • Cost Sharing - High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) • Purchase your own flight • HQ Space Grant Funded SEM-B Case Iridium Communication HASP Payload * Requires coordination with and approval of the Scientist (PI) October 27, 2006

  16. States Utilized SEM-B (30) States have Not Utilized SEM-B (20+DC) Elementary School (13) 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 10 1 7 6 6 3 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Middle School (25) High School (25) College/University (3) Other (School District, Organization, Home School) (24) SEM-B Activities Status as of October 06’ Alaska Maine Vermont New Hampshire Washington North Dakota Montana Massachusetts Minnesota New York Rhode Island Wisconsin Connecticut Oregon Idaho Michigan South Dakota New Jersey Pennsylvania Wyoming Iowa Nebraska Ohio Delaware Illinois West Virginia Indiana Nevada Maryland Utah Colorado Washington DC Virginia California Kansas Kentucky Missouri North Carolina Tennessee Hawaii South Carolina Oklahoma New Mexico Arkansas Arizona Alabama Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Texas Florida October 27, 2006

  17. High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) • Is a collaboration between BPO and LSU/other Louisiana organizations • Fully dedicated to student experiments • Experiment/payload funded by space grant • BPO provides balloon and launch support • First flight was launched from Ft. Sumner, NM on September 4, 2006 aboard an 11.82 MCF balloon. • Payload weight was 1000 LBS • Four institutions (7 payloads) participated • Float altitude was 122 KFT • Total flight time was 18 HRS., 11 MIN. • Cosmo-Cam provided interactive video imaging throughout the flight. • The flight was an operations and science success. It exceeded all preflight minimum requirements. • Call for Payload for FY07 has been released, deadline is Dec. 15th, check HASP website. HASP Pre-launch October 27, 2006

  18. States Utilized HASP (3) States have Not Utilized HASP (47+DC) 3 3 1 1 HASP Activities Status as of October 06’ Alaska Maine Vermont New Hampshire Washington North Dakota Montana Massachusetts Minnesota New York Rhode Island Wisconsin Connecticut Oregon Idaho Michigan South Dakota New Jersey Pennsylvania Wyoming Iowa Nebraska Ohio Delaware Illinois West Virginia Indiana Nevada Maryland Utah Colorado Washington DC Virginia California Kansas Kentucky Missouri North Carolina Tennessee Hawaii South Carolina Oklahoma New Mexico Arkansas Arizona Alabama Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Texas Florida College/University payloads (7) October 27, 2006

  19. June-Sept. 07 Oct.- 07 June 07 Jan 07 July 07 April 07 Launch Analysis Integration Testing/Qualification Design & Fabrication Typical Student Payload Development & Flight Cycle Application & Selection October 27, 2006

  20. Expenses …. • Participants are responsible for payload development cost and all associated logistics cost. • Typically, payload development cost is paid for through the respective space grant program. • Balloon Program will offer limited number of free rides (access to space) for the select participants. October 27, 2006

  21. How to Contact NASA’s BPO ? • Address: Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA 23337 (Attention: Code 820) • BPO Chief/Mr. David Pierce (757) 824-1453 • BPO Assistant Chief/Mr. David Gregory (757) 824-2367 • BPO Technologist/Outreach/ Dr. Magdi Said (757) 824-1386 • BPO Secretary/Ms. Rebecca Gramlich (757) 824-1480 • Office Fax Number (757) 824-2149 • BPO Website: www.wff.nasa.gov/balloons For More info on HASP Contact: • Professors T.G. Guzik and J.P. Wefel • Dept. of Physics & Astronomy • Louisiana State University • Baton Rouge, LA U.S.A. • (http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp/) • http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp/documents/cfp/2006-2007/HASP_CFP_2006_v5.pdf (Application) October 27, 2006

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